Automobile-bumper.



A. L. McGREGOR.

AUTOMOBILE BUMPER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. B. 1917. nzwzwca APR. 19. ISIB.

1,268,590. Patented June 4, 1918.

"War A M w further strengthen the connections of the bumper ends with the side beams: It is evident that the plates 50 could be omitted and the ends 18 applied directly to the side beams with pockets out therein to ucconnuodnte the rivets. Such pockets would, however, weaken the ends 18 and it is therefore i preferable to insert the plote 50, these greatly utrengthenin the ends 18.

I do not desire to e limited to the exact constructions and arrangements shown nemodifientions are no doubt possible which would still comewithin the scope of the in vention.

I claim'as follows:

I. In a. bumper structure for vehicles. the combination of a bumper frontbnving reorwardly extendingv side nrms whose inner ends are deflected downwardly. said downwardly-deflected ends having; upper and loweflholes theretbrongh, fittings for enguging' the tops of the vehicle sidobeunis and sold fittin' to hnvin transverse holes rogistering .Wit theiho en in thetbnmper six-1n ture ends. clamp structures for engaging through said fitting holes and through the upper and lower holes in snid rude and for receiving the vehicle side booms. and jzivk serewson said fitting for adjusting the distnncesbetween-the,front ends of the fittings and the ehiole side bean-is.

2. In a bumper s1 ructure, the mnihiuotion of a bumper body having ronrunn'dly extending nrins whose inner ends lllP (lklllk'lfiIl downwardly and provide with upper and lower holes, fittings for engaging lbo tops of thefront ends'jofmehicle side boumS,

said fittiu I having trnheverse holes: for rogistrring with the holes in said (unis, U bolts receiving suid side beams and oxlmidiin through the lonyerholes of said ends null thmughthefitting holes and the upperholen of said ends to clamp said ends and tho fit tings td'snid side beams, and junk screws on said fittings for tilting said fittings on sold beams whereby to vertically adjust the front f the bumper body.

3. The combination with the downwardly curred front ends of vehicle Hide beams, of u biunper struofure' comprising a bumper body and reerwnrdl extending arms whose inner ends article eotnd downwimlly land provided with upper and lower holes, fittings or engiiging l'he'tqi ourved our-farm iii" the side beams and said fittings having holes tor registering ,with then iper hole ofnuid ends, U-bolts extendin through 'the lower holes of said ends an throufgh the upper hole s thereoTfi'and the holes 0 said fittings and receiving'the side beams to, secure mid endenncl fitti stherem, and jack screws onsair'i fittings ed'topsnrfuces of so some for adjusting ren mg-w'ith tho ronndiii the sealing of said fittings on said boams' to thereby adjust and position the bumper 66 body with reference to the curved Hide beam ends.

4. The combination with the front vertioidly curved ends of vehicle side booms, of u bumper structure comprising :1 front nut 10 and reurwardly extending urms lniviu ieir inner ends extended downwardly iLIlL sold ends being provided with upper and lower bolt holes, said ends extending alongside of the curved ends of the beams, plates interposed between said ends and said beams, fittings resting on the curved tops of said HHlG beams, snidfittiugn and plates having bolts holes for registerin with the upper bolt holes of said ends nrn l snid plntes huv log bolt. holos't'or registering with the. lower bolt holes in said ends, U-bolts receiving said SlClr beiun ends and extending through the lower holes in said ends and plates and through the upper holes oi suid ends and plates and (he registering holes in said fittings to rbunp said ends, plates and fittings to suid side booths, and jack screws on said fittings for engaging the tops of said side booms to adjust the seutin angle of .snid fittings with said beams on thereby adjust the position of the front part of the bumper strurtnre. i

5. The combination with the front ends of vehicle side beams, and strengthening plates 96 rirolod thereto, of a bumper strnoture comprising: :1 front part and downwardly oxtonding arms whose inner ends are deflected downwnrdly. said ends being provided with upper and lower bolt holes, said ends ex- 100 tendin alongside of said beams, plates inteu posed ietwusn said ends and beams and having llHH'I bolt holos for registering with the lower bolt holos in said ends, fittings engaging tho upper sides of said beams, said 10$ fittings having; bolt holes and said platen having upper bolt holes for registering with sold fitting bolus and the upper holes in said owls, U-bolts recoiving said side bruins :md

extruding through the lower bolt holes: of 1110' the ends nod plates and through the n iper and lower bolt holes of said ends and p also 2 and through -thr holes of said fittingsclamp the ends, platen and Fittings to.

booms, jock sorows on 51nd fittings for in 1151 jusiting t-ho seating :mglo oibunid fittin with said beams to theieliy elfeol: \Hll-ll'lll ud' justnn-int of the front of sold bumper strut: tore. mid platen haying poolruls in thoirinnor faces for receiving the heads of tho ri\'-- its which sorure the strengthening plates to said side beams. i in witness whereof I hereunto subscribe" my name this 6th day of Septomlwr. .l. D.

ALLAN L. MCGREGOR. 

